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VITAS Healthcare
Dothan, Alabama

Social Worker Home Care

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

VITAS® Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, and has the resources and expertise to support your personal and professional growth.

As a member of the VITAS team, you’ll find fulfillment working for a people-focused organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others. You will be more than just an employee: You will be counted on as an expert in your field, and as a valued team member whose efforts are respected and vital to our hospice mission.

All VITAS employees commit to fulfilling their duties and responsibilities with the highest regard for professionalism, collaboration and teamwork, and an eye focused constantly on growth and improvement. We serve with commitment and compassion, and position ourselves for the future by embracing, innovating, and leading change. If you are that person, make your voice heard—find your purpose at VITAS today.

Benefits Include

  • Competitive compensation
  • Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match
  • Cancer and/or critical illness benefit
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Legal Insurance
  • Roadside Assistance
  • Affinity Program

Many of our positions offer the opportunity to work day or night shifts, weekdays or weekends.

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Key Responsibilities

The social worker performs psychosocial assessments of patients and families to develop and implement effective care interventions. They also provide psychoeducation and supportive counseling while collaborating with the interdisciplinary group to meet patient needs.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified social worker capable of providing expert psychosocial support within a hospice environment. Candidates must demonstrate professionalism, strong teamwork skills, and a commitment to the organization's mission of end-of-life care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCasework interventionsHospice careInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacyCrisis interventionCare planningDocumentationCommunicationEmpathy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker Home Care at VITAS Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,344 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,344 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $74k (middle half $62k–$85k)296 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Alabama68 active6,441 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 24% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS social worker listings (all specialties): 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,591 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,344 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 24 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,344 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About VITAS Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Miramar, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan with generous company match
Cancer and/or critical illness benefit
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program

Living in Dothan

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$206k
Typical market rent
$1,210/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
83.8
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dothan, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.